Monarch Butterfly

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas, 17360 Coit Rd., houses scientific research, public outreach, and education programs.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is part of the Texas A&M University System. Our mission is to improve the lives of people, businesses, and communities across Texas and beyond through high quality, relevant education.

UNT Quail is an innovative game bird laboratory that centers on America's greatest gamebird, the northern bobwhite.  UNT Quail works with partners to get more wild birds on the ground by implementing innovative solutions.&n

Texas Superstar® plants are tested and selected for superstar performance in the Texas landscape.  One of the keys to the success of the Texas Superstar® program is the quality and reliability of the plant material that is highlighted in educational and marketing campaigns.

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service provides education to Texas residents based on university research. The mission of AgriLife Extension is to improve the lives of people, businesses, and communities across Texas and beyond.

This Center was established in 1967 to house personnel and programs of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Cooperative Extension for the purpose of addressing the needs of East Texas and its citizens.

The Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA) is a 501(c)3 organization responsible for developing a network of business leaders, marine scientists, resource managers, governmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholder groups that combine their data to provide timely information about our oceans — similar to the information gathered by the National Weather Service to develop weather forecasts.

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR) work together to foster and communicate research and educational outreach programs focused on water and natural resources science and management issues in Texas and beyond.

Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension Service through the Texas Water Resources Institute have established the Center for Invasive Species Eradication (CISE) at Texas A&M University to direct research, demonstrations, educational programs and direct treatment activities with a goal of eradicating noxious non-native plant species invading Texas.

Water demand in Texas is projected to increase by 22 percent between 2010 and 2060. As a result, protecting water resources and utilizing water-conservation practices will be essential to sustain the state’s water supply-and-demand balance.

At the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, our work improves the conservation and management of natural resources through interdisciplinary and applied research.

Through the Forest Stewardship Program, Texas A&M Forest Service promotes land stewardship to landowners all over Texas—from the Pineywoods of East Texas to the West Texas Panhandle.

Texas, with more than 261,000 square miles of forests, woodlands, prairies, mountains and deserts, is a great and very blessed state. Texas A&M Forest Service takes seriously our mission of providing statewide leadership to assure the state's trees, forests and related natural resources are protected and sustained for the benefit of all.

The focus of the Nongame and Rare Species Program is Texas' rich diversity of nongame animals, plants, and natural communities. Our biologists collect, evaluate, and synthesize significant amounts of data to better inform conservation decisions and formulate management practices.

The TPWD Wildlife Habitat Assessment (WHAB) Program complies information to assist project developers in identifying, evaluating, and addressing potential impacts to natural resources of conservation concern in Texas.

The Texas Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) is a collaborative effort between TPWD Wildlife and Inland Fisheries Divisions to meet the needs of private, non-federal landowners wishing to enact good conservation practices on their lands for the benefit of healthy terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Wildlife Diversity program works to conserve this fabric for the benefit of current and future generations. Our team includes experts in botany, ornithology, herpetology and invertebrate biology that provide leadership on the conservation of rare species and areas with high conservation value across the state.

Program Goal The Pastures for Upland Birds Program (PUB) provides cost-share incentives and technical guidance to private landowners to restore native grass and forb vegetation on pastures and hayfields dominated by exotic grasses such as Bermudagrass, bahiagrass, and Old World bluestems.

Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations have declined over the past two decades.

The City of San Antonio's watershed protection and preservation program, which was initiated in 2000, will continue through 2020.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo is headquarters for the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service components of the Texas A&M System, serving the citizens of West Central Texas.

“Our mission is to create knowledge and technology that result in efficient and profitable intensive water and agricultural management systems while maintaining balance between the environment and social prosperity.

Mission Statement: The Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (TAWC) mission is to conserve water for future generations by collaborating to identify those agricultural production practices and technologies that, when integrated across farms and landscapes, will reduce the depletion of ground water while maintaining or improving agricultural production and economic opportunities.

For more than 100 years, the Lubbock Center and its satellite research stations have been addressing key issues for Southern High Plains producers.

Major Focus: The broad mission of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo, a unit of The Texas A&M University System, is to serve the citizens of Texas, the nation and world through research, education and service, which create vital economic, environmental and societal benefits.

Serving far West Texas through research and education in environmental systems management, including air and water quality, food, feed and fiber production, animal nutrition and health, and natural resource conservation and protection.

Southeast Prescribed Fire Update is a source for the latest news in prescribed fire. The Update provides landowners, consultants, agencies, academia, and the prescribed fire community with current training opportunities, press releases, event happenings, information, and education materials pertinent to prescribed burning in the southeastern United States.